Grandparents are our continuing tie to the near-past, to the events and beliefs and experiences that so strongly affect our lives and the world around us,” Jimmu Carter once proclaimed. “Whether they are our own or surrogate grandparents who fill some of the gaps in our mobile society, our senior generation also provides our society […]
Motherhood: Joy Comes, Tears Fall
Dropping our youngest off at college and the long ride home was hard, knowing that I was leaving behind not just my friend and our youngest child; I was also leaving behind a time of life that I had dedicated all of who I am to. Motherhood. I’m not wild about this term empty-nest, but […]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and in this case I find it to be true. This moment that our oldest daughter captured with her phone was hardly a surprise. Rather, it was a playing out of the natural progression of life. A rite of passage. A milestone we had known was […]
This is 48
When I began writing an annual birthday blog some years ago, I didn’t realize how much it would evolve from Emma snapping a few good camera shots of me into what it is today. Rather than dread the idea of growing another year older, each birthday I have marks a time to reflect on life […]
The Hope That is in Me
I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I don’t always immediately do things without complaining. In fact, it’s my nature to first be negative, and my negativity is usually followed with complaints. It occurred to me as I read 1 Peter this morning how easy it is to miss out on the chance to share Jesus […]
Happy Birthday, Emma!
You’re the baby, the last one of 4 … so I knew this milestone would come and it has. God knew you were the last missing piece that my heart, and our family, needed in order to be whole and complete. You are one of a kind, Emma. I am sure most parents say that […]